what's the "most displeased with" gun you ever bought?

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Detonics Pocket 9
It was a nice idea way back in the 80s a PPK size 9mm made of stainless.
Problem is unlocked blowback, bad sights trigger pull and heavy weight for what you got.
I could not hit at over 7 yards.
One more thing was the mag release would pop out the mag while in a holster.
Could be an unexpected shock for sure.
 
I can honestly say i never bought a gun i was disappointed with.
Some may have had initial growing pains but with tweaking all were fine shooting tools when i sold or traded them or still own them.
Id say thats out of about 15 guns.
3 Were Taurus and all good too great.

Knock on wood....Tap.tap.tap....
I have some future purchases that can be finicky as they are small ccw guns and i find those the most finicky.
 
BM 59. That thing would n't hold a zero to save your life. Sold it off for a H&K 91 which I didn't like either and sold it.

WB
 
Ruger New Model Vaquero .45LC. Loved the way it looked & felt, so it was an emotional snap purchase. SAA guns are not really my thing. Got it to the range, and it printed a foot low & left @ 25 yds w/ fixed sights. Not wanting the hassle of cranking the barrel & filing the front blade, I traded it w/ 30 rounds through it.

Got a CZ 85b on the trade, LOVE IT. It actually shoots where I point it.
 
steyr m40-a1. Complete POS. Jammed every 80 rounds or so. One time I had to take a mallet to it to get it un jammed. The finish was a joke. I couldn't shoot it straight if my life depended on it. Sold it post haste.
 
bought 2 mini-14's because the first one would not group. Unfortunately the second one wouldn't either. I was told back then "barrel-whip" was the problem but now I'm shooting a rem 7600 with skinny brrl and it's shooting sub moa.. I don't know what to think other than the pump is fast enough for me and having more fun with .243 anyhow
 
Man, did this thread ever get resurrected from the dead (6 years).
I'll bite though...
Charter Arms AR7 Only effective at hitting a target if you grabbed it by the end of the barrel and swung it like a club.
 
So far nothing too bad. I have a 442 that had to go for service twice but now shoots like a proper S&W. Also, I bought a SA 1911 that has a razor sharp front sight and a cosmetic defect that I'm going to probably send in for repair.
 
Remington Model 700 BDL-DM in 7mm/08. It was beautiful but bolt would not close on a live factory round. After finally getting it to chamber and fire,it could do no better than 4'' groups @100 yds. Got rid of that turkey post haste.
 
raising the dead

I haven't been on for a while so it was strange to see a post I wrote so long ago on the boards when I logged on...

In the years since that Kel-Tec subgun 2000 I have had many a chance to buy another "I-really-don't-need-this-gun" but didn't, due to the subgun.

I just can't justify purchasing something which I have absolutely no use for...

It was still a cool idea, but sadly I don't have the funds for cool ideas to take up valuable space in the arsenal...

Another case in point:
Recently a friend approached me about a semi-automatic shotgun.
A Winchester 1911 "widowmaker"
Really cool gun, but as a shooter, I realised right away that it isn't a practical shooting piece. Not for extended shooting sessions, anyway. I don't have an asbestos mitt to cock the gun once a few dozen rounds have gone through it.

That being said, I'd love to own a pepperbox and a blunderbuss, neither are very practical but they sure would be fun to own and shoot from time to time...

Keep shooting...
 
I actually have two: A NIB Bersa Thunder (multiple part breakages) and an Astra A-75 in .40S&W that wouldn't feed ammo, including FMJ, despite trying everything such as new mags and springs.
 
A sporterized Arisaka type 99. Shoulda walked away from it, and paid way too much. S&W Model 49 .38 snubbie, also paid too damn much.

Oh, and a S&W Model 59 9mm that I bought brand new. Trigger was awful, grip felt like a 2x4, and I couldn't hit a barn from the inside with it.
 
I can't say DISPLEASED with,

but for hilarious POS, a .25 Galesi.

@ a 1 1/2 " barrel, 12" groups at **3** yards. We call it "the greasy galesi" or "the jammomatic". It would FTE about every 5 rounds. Never FTF, though.

It's sole saving grace is it's size, makes for an excellent holdout or safe queen.
(Just PRAY is doesn't jam the first shot)
 
A Stoeger "Luger" in .22LR

Looks good, feels good, but is cheaply made and jams every 4 rounds or so. 1 Jam even broke one of my mags! Lots of misfires, and will sometimes chamber a round, and hit the case, but still not go off. (This was like-new Federal Lightening ammo). I assume this to be a weak firing pin. The accuracy is nothing to brag about either. The front sight is also a little crooked.

It was inherited so I didn't buy it, but I don't think I'd buy one anyway.
 
Stoeger "Luger" in .22LR

Looks good, feels good, but is cheaply made and jams every 4 rounds or so.
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I had one of these that did the same thing unless I sprayed a shot of WD-40 into the mag before loading it. It would work flawlessly after that even rapid fire.
 
my list
rem 700 vtr inacurate
glock m20 jamed constantly
rem 700p 7mm wouldent group to save its own life
baby eagle always felt like it was going to fall apart

then again i was going through a "that was cool whats next" phase and owned alot of guns in duplicate in the search for cheap acuracy. in the end theres no replacement for what money can buy
 
what's the "most displeased with" gun you ever bought??
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Way too many. These are just some that pop right in my head.
For inexpensive ones: Feather Industries AT-9, Tec-9
For (relatively) expensive ones: Kimber TLE II, HK P30
 
For me the Taurus OS 24/7 .40
Not an altogether bad, I just didn't like the trigger.

For my g/f it was a Sig 250. She was hoping that it was similar to a Glock. :rolleyes:
 
My first handgun, a para 1911 .45 jammed up real hard and I had to clear the barrel by shoving cleaning rod and popping the unfired round out. That and a .22 that I got for $100 and my dad dropped it or something and then it would only fire 1 out of every 10 times a round was in the chamber, the firing pin wouldn't strike it hard enough.
 
I bought a brand new AMT Government Model .45 back in '97. It jammed every 1 or 2 rounds. Hollowpoints would not feed at all.
Took it apart and found the frame and slide rails had the same rough, grit-blasted finish that the slide and frame had. Not good for reliable functioning.
So, I stoned the frame and slide rails and the trigger bow. Then I polished the feed ramp.
After that, it functioned perfectly, even with Cor-Bon 200 grain flying-ashtrays.
Hate that I sold it, but I sold it to purchase an EAA Witness .45 Wonder Finish.
The Witness has been a great gun since 1999. I love it.

Davis .380. POS is too good for it. Extractor flew off while shooting it. Never found the extractor pin or spring. Made a new pin from brazing rod, and used a ball point pen spring for an extractor spring. No more extractor problems.
Too bad it would only feed ball ammo. It wouldn't even feed lead roundnose ammo.
I unloaded it on a pawn shop quickly.
I once had a Jennings J-22 and it worked perfectly. Someone had to get that one. Guess it was me.
No problems with any Taurus or Rugers, so far. Kel-Tec P3AT works as it should.

Marlin 1894P. Bought brand new in 2000. Front sight screws were a few threads too long, had to file them down to get the front sight to stay still.
Rear sight blade broke at the holes where it folds. It was in the gun safe at the time and the sight was not folded down. Had to order a new sight from Brownells.
Wouldn't feed properly unless I RAPED the lever, and that damaged the bullets and brass. Not good for accuracy or reloading.
A few minutes with my Dremel, the flex-shaft, and a cone grinding stone and it had a feed ramp matching the factory feed ramp (slight bevel at the breech end of the barrel) of my 444P. Now it feeds anything.
It pains me to admit the problems I had with my little Marlin when brand new. It is my all time favorite rifle. I didn't feel like paying for shipping to and from Marlin to get it fixed. Figured I could do it myself for much less, and I did.

British Lee Enfield #4 Mk 2. Extractor spring broke the first time I loaded a round in the chamber. I bought the darned thing new, in the wrap. I wasn't too happy. But, since the part was cheap, and the Lee Enfields are my favorite bolt actions of all times, I didn't mind fixing it myself.

I guess the Davis was the only real POS. It was the only one I got rid of due to problems.

Then there's my Kimber Sporterized Swedish M96 Mauser 6.5x55mm.
Nice satin nickel finish. Low scope safety. Ram-Line Syn Tech stock. I free floated the barrel, pillar bedded the stock, and installed a Timney trigger.
Now I can't seem to get it to STOP shooting one hole groups.
Plus, it only takes 2 shots to sight in. Man, what is WRONG with that gun?:neener:
Yeah, I love that Swede Mauser. It's a tack driver. It was great before, but the little bit of work I put into it was time and money well spent.
 
Walther PPK/S .380.

On a good day I could get maybe 3 or 4 rounds before it jammed. Shoot whatever type of ammo you'd like, that was the best you were going to get. I sent it back to the manufacturer and they told me nothing was wrong. I beg to differ. The thing was horrible. It wasn't the magazines. It wasn't the extractor. It wasn't too much lube. It wasn't too little lube. It wasn't anything else. And it wasn't me. It was the gun, plain and simple.

I refused to sell it for the longest time based upon my morals. Then a guy came along that just had to have it. I gave it to him free of charge. He was doing me a favor. Would you believe it; he gave it back to me two months later. He literally said, "I can't take it anymore."


I took it apart piece by piece and properly disposed of it.

Oh, you say you would have taken it off my hands? I'm sorry, there's nobody I dislike that much.
 
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